April 4, 2015
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România Internațional, 04.04.2015, 12:00
The first congress of the unionist Romanian Diaspora continue Saturday in Bucharest. Over 100 representatives of the Romanian Associations in Europe and the US are taking part in the event that comes to an end on Sunday. Also attending the congress are politicians from Romania and the neighboring Republic of Moldova. Workshops and debates have been held on the topic of the union of Romania and the Republic of Moldova and the conclusions will be included in a resolution to be adopted and read in the “Nicolae Iorga” amphitheater of the History Faculty of the Bucharest University.
Paul Grigoriu, one of the most famous and popular radio producers in Romania died Friday, at 70 years old, in his home in Buciumeni, in the south of Romania. After 1989 he was the deputy Director-General of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation and the signature ‘voice’ of the morning program aired by Radio Romanias News and Current Affairs Channel and also of the K-drane program. Before 1989 he hosted shows for the Radio Holidays and was the head of the French Section of Radio Romania International. He received the Cultural Merit Order and the Order of Faithful Service from two of Romania’s presidents. A prominent personality of Radio Romania, Paul Grigoriu has left his mark on the post- December 1989 productions of the Romanian radio. He is also the author of several prose and literary reportage books.
The Romanian Orthodox Church is organizing Saturday in Romania and abroad religious processions ahead of Palm Sunday. In Bucharest the Romanian Archbishopric has organized a procession from the Radu Voda Monastery to the Romanian Patriarchate headquarters. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and precedes Easter by one week. On Palm Sunday almost 1.4 million Romanians bearing names of flowers celebrate their name day. Also on Sunday as many as 1 million Catholic believers in Romania are celebrating Easter.
7 foreign citizens have been declared undesirable in Romania. The decision was made by the Bucharest Court of Appeal following the measures taken by the Romanian Intelligence Service. They were present in Romania as representatives of several trade companies and have been monitored as of 2013. The 7 foreign citizens have undertaken activities that had an impact on Romania’s national security. The 7 were affiliated to the radical ideologies promoted by the terrorist organizations the Islamic State and Al Qaida and have got in contact with several supporters of the aforementioned organizations.
The UN Security Council is meeting today to discuss the situation in Yemen where Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes against the Shiite Houthi rebels who as of September have occupied extensive areas of the country, France press reports. The meeting takes place upon Russia’s request. The UN has expressed concern with the increasing number of victims among civilians. On the other hand, taking advantage of the civil conflict in Yemen, Al Qaida has strengthened its position in this country and is trying to take control over several territories.
